US Army Approves Development of Open Software for Tank Protection

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The US Army’s battle tanks research center has approved the development of new software.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Army’s battle tanks research center has approved the development of new software to make armored vehicles respond more quickly and efficiently to survive in battle, defense contractor Lockheed Martin said in a press release.

"The Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts for continued development of an open-architecture controller for the US Army’s Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) program," the release stated on Tuesday.

In the MAPS program, Lockheed Martin explained, the controller processes information from multiple sensor and self-defense systems to protect the vehicle.

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Open-architecture design, the defense contractor added, means US ground troops can easily replace and upgrade sensors and self-defense systems as technology advances or new threats emerge.

"Lockheed Martin will continue software development for a rapid counter-measure capability that protects vehicles against incoming threats," the release noted.

Lockheed Martin recently delivered several prototype controllers to TARDEC for evaluation under a previous contract, according to the release.

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